Texas Business
Seeking Mentors for Children Experiencing Parental Incarceration
AUSTIN, Texas — Seedling Foundation, a non-profit organization serving children who have an incarcerated parent, is seeking business partners and individual volunteers to mentor children in Central Texas school districts during the 2022-23 school year. The organization served 472 children last school year and expects to significantly increase the number of children served in local school districts….
Washington Youth Soccer Partners with CaptainU to Create a New Pathway for Athletes to Play in College
PLANO, Texas — Washington Youth Soccer – originated in 1966, and the authorized state youth soccer association of Washington and is affiliated with US Youth Soccer, US Soccer, and FIFA the international governing body of soccer – announced today a new partner in CaptainU, powered by Stack Sports, to help more athletes find college opportunities….
Encore Green Environmental (EGE) Announces Roll Out of Beneficial Use of Produced Water with Agricultural Partners
MIDLAND, Texas — Encore Green Environmental LLC (EGE), announce their immediate plans to treat produced water for beneficial use with Texas agriculture partners, with NOMAD EXCEL water technology developed specifically to assist in drought conditions. EGE is proud to announce today that their years of dedication to this goal has not been in vain….
NFL FLAG Football Partners with Stack Sports to Implement State-of-the-Art Ecommerce and League Management Solution
DALLAS, Texas — NFL FLAG Football, the official flag football program of the National Football League (NFL) and one of the fastest-growing youth sports organizations, has teamed up with Sports Connect, powered by Stack Sports, the leader in league and club management solutions, to further accelerate its league and participant growth….
EPIC Welcomes Jay Yarid – Adds to EPIC’s Employee Benefits Practice
DALLAS, Texas — EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants, a retail property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today that Jay Yarid has joined the firm as Principal within its Employee Benefits Practice….
Stack Sports makes official management easy with Stack Officials
PLANO, Texas — Stack Officials, a new officials assigning software by Stack Sports, is a key component of the company’s mission to grow participation and transform the sports experience. The new platform is an all-in-one solution with everything needed to schedule, manage and pay officials – all in one place. Quite simply, it’s officials management made easy….
Award-winning documentary, ‘Just One’ selected for August 3 screening at San Antonio Film Festival
CYPRESS, Texas — One single encounter with the police can change a young person’s life forever – especially children of color. “A Black or Brown child acting out at school or having a bad day can very quickly find themselves enmeshed into two very broken systems,” says filmmaker and PrettyWork Creative CEO, Lisa N. Alexander….
‘ALICE’ Families Focus of New Docudrama by Education Based Housing, Premieres July 21
HOUSTON, Texas — A $500 or $1,000 unplanned expense is enough to send an ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) family spiraling according to a report by Bankrate. Education Based Housing, a Houston nonprofit that serves ALICE families and communities knows this to be true. It partnered with Cypress creative agency, PrettyWork Creative to produce a docudrama to show situations real families face and expand the national conversation on ALICE families….
Black Maternal Mental Health Week Begins July 19 – Shades of Blue Project will host a week-long event
HOUSTON, Texas — Black maternal morbidity is on the rise and the numbers are higher than originally reported. According to a study by the Maryland Population Research Center at the University of Maryland, Black mothers are 3.5 times more likely to experience death by pregnancy. Kay Matthews, founder of The Shades of Blue Project and Black Maternal Mental Health Week says the mental health of Black mothers is also a factor in the significantly higher numbers….
Click n’ Close Promotes Daniel Forshey and Sady Mauldin to C-Suite
ADDISON, Texas — Click n’ Close, a multi-state mortgage lender serving consumers and mortgage originators through its wholesale and correspondent channels, is pleased to announce the company has promoted Daniel Forshey to Chief Operating Officer and Sady Mauldin to Chief Compliance Officer….